Maggie Wenning, owner of My Magpie Nest, prepares to greet guests during the first Uptown Ornament Walk in New Albany on Saturday. (By Jenna Esarey, Special to The Courier-Journal) December 14, 2013.

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Jenna Esarey
| Special to The Courier-Journal

Rain may have kept the crowds away, but the holiday spirit wasn't dampened during the first Uptown Ornament Walk in New Albany on Saturday.

"We just live right around here," said Mary Lambert, of New Albany, who came to the event with her husband, Aaron. "Both our children were gone toady and we just wanted some fun thing to do today," despite the weather.

Not everyone felt the same. "I was going to bring my grandchildren out but the weather is not ideal," said Angela Ford of New Albany as she walked the route on her own. ...